Introduction: Black Lives Matter

Abstract

Introduction: Black Lives Matter by Jonathan Massey and Meredith TenHoor with Sben Korsh — Inspired by the scholars, activists, and everyday citizens who spoke out, marched, and protested against police killings of African-Americans, we present this collection of short essays that put Black lives at the center of our thinking about architecture and its history. Addressing the Black Lives Matter movement through architectural and urban research, the essays in this collection diagnose sources of violence, identify forms of resistance, and reimagine Black aesthetics.